ANALYSIS OF EXTREME WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS IN THE BLACK SEA, AS REFLECTED BY THE ALTIMETER MEASUREMENTS
Abstract
The main objective of this work is to assess the spatial and temporal distribution of extreme wind and wave conditions in the Black Sea. In order to perform the proposed analysis, the target area was divided into four distinct regions, which were associated with the main geographical directions. Based on altimeter data, processed from the AVISO (Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellite Oceanographic data) platform, the variations of the wave and wind offshore conditions were analyzed for the time interval September 2009-March 2016. Following a detailed evaluation of the time series, it was possible to identify some energetic peaks, which were further investigated by taking into account the spatial distribution of the marine conditions. Based on these results, it can be mentioned that the extreme conditions reported for the waves do not always match those corresponding to the wind conditions, while in terms of spatial distribution, there were noticed
large storm event, which cover the entire basin. As concern the storm conditions reported by the satellite measurements, there may be observed the most significant extreme events, during which the maritime activities can be restricted.
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